an x marks the spot
a meeting place for lovers
secret intentions
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turquoise blue circles
colors bright escaping pods
dark waters surround
in a wet treasure trove for
collectors gathering stones
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SenHai Saturday #37
Senhai Saturday
USA Today
Upsetting, letting, getting tears
Cretans beating causing fears
No use to cry
Just let them die
No wonder why
Turn away your eye
Read the news
Trump never ending views
Thugs in crews
Ignore that knock
Hide, don’t talk
They won’t balk
Do they think they’re right
Making a bloody sight
Thugs with might
They’re nothing, nobodies,
Ignore pleas
Celebrate with glee
Intimidation
No causation
Nazi Nation
STOP!
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W3 Tetractys
Noise
Building
Apartment
Neighboring life
Living on the first floor is a problem
Inconsiderate people constant sound
Adults only
Is a rule
Wild kids
Noise
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W3 Prompt #196: Wea’ve Written Weekly
Getting to Know You
Some mornings nothing does🥴
I live in a small city. I prefer the countryside.
Not many, but Smothers Brothers, Liberace. Neil Diamond the best.
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Get to Know You #75!
The Sunday Whirl
Gods’ cloak tendrils float untethered as the holy men weave through the crowd of parishioners. They profer ash blessings to renew the faith of the masses below them. Just the rare sight of the exalted beings spark a wonder of belief.
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Wordle 742
Sammiscribbles Weekend Writing Prompt
Take a moment the preacher woes
We will mourn this poor soul
Enlarging crowd murmured payers
No one among them no sayer’s
Everyone realized the thoughts
Even children were in sorrow taught
Unimaginable happenings had occurred
Suddenly preacher’s speech was slurred
Bullet silenced his words.
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Weekend Writing Prompt #453 – Mourn
Tanka Tuesday
harried, buried, sorrow carried
mind that’s not blind now in a bind
kids rules for schools attacked by ghouls
street meets end with gruesome receipts
fairy fantasy dreams fall short
leaders speed ferry false reports
filming fellows film the bellows
another victim’s plea echos
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*Kyrielle Octo poem – 8 syllables per 8 lines
#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 49, Mental Health, 1/27/26
Six Word Saturday
Fandango’s Flashback Friday
JuJoJan30 – Cinnamon
Cinnamon can be soft and sweet
Or red hot in a treat
Sort of like a handsome man
Don’t use straight out of the can
Keep it mild
Til you try
It bit by bit so you don’t get burned.
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Daily Prompt – JusJoJan the 30th, 2026
The Bag Lady 
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